225 bench test

[GFR]

I use to love doing this once a week when I was lifting heavy.
On my light chest day all I did was one or two sets of 225 to failure. It seemed to really help my bench go up.

 

[The Monkey Man]

what if 225 is your max -

(or above your max)

 

[GFR]

what if 225 is your max -

(or above your max)

Then the 0-5 option is for you

 

[min0 lee]

I am weak, but at least at Ballys I am strong.

 

[LexusGS]

right now i can only do this once, but give me some time....

 

[CowPimp]

I believe I hit 225x6 before I hurt my shoulder. Hopefully I will surpass that with ease this time around.

 

[ZECH]

I was never able to do it more than 20 times. Don't even try now.
Alot of pro football teams use this as a guide of strength when trying out for a team.

 

[Prodigy]

What about those of us who don't get tired using something as light as 225?

 

[Stu]

thats like 2 45s on each side plus an oly bar right? I would guess i could probably hit about 3-4, i wouldnt normally go that high in training though.

 

[min0 lee]

What about those of us who don't get tired using something as light as 225?

Oh wait! Did he mean bench...darn I thought he meant barbell curls.

 

[Nick+]

You ought to have had a '0' option (ie : never)

 

[clemson357]

no one can do it 21 times? damn.

 

[clemson357]

Alot of pro football teams use this as a guide of strength when trying out for a team.

what is considered strong?

I heard about some Clemson player who could do it 40 something times...

 

[stcottar]

Interesting, I think I will try this next week. I have not done it to failure. I have done two sets of 12.

 

[min0 lee]

I thought I would add to this but smith machines don't count.

 

[BigDyl]

I thought I would add to this but smith machines don't count.

How many can you do it for weakling?

 

[gopro]

The same day that I hit my max ever bench about 7 years ago I also did a max reps set with 225 and did 28 reps. I have not tried it again since then but feel pretty confident that at any time I could do at least 20.

That said, I really am a horrible "repper" as a whole.

 

[min0 lee]

My max bench doing a pyramid is 265 for 2 reps. I can probably get more cheating with a spot but I hate spotters.
I have never tried doing 225 to failure.
I am too anti-social to ask for a spotter

 

[GFR]

My max bench doing a pyramid is 265 for 2 reps. I can probably get more cheating with a spot but I hate spotters.
I have never tried doing 225 to failure.
I am too anti-social to ask for a spotter

Is that Raw and not on a smith??

 

[bigss75]

The best in the draft ever was something 56 reps by some linebacker from I think Maryland.

 

[GFR]

NAME SCHOOL POS.
BENCH PRESS

Luis Castillo Northwestern DT 32

Shawne Merriman Maryland DE/LB 25

Demarcus Ware Troy State DE/LB 27

Derek Wake Penn State LB 20

Darryl Blackstock Virginia Tech LB 25


David Pollack Georgia DE/LB 25

Bryant McFadden Florida State CB 23

Justin Tuck Notre Dame DE/LB 24

Fabian Washington Nebraska CB 18

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/8322692

 

[min0 lee]

Is that Raw and not on a smith??

I never use the smith machine for benching. I hate to ask this but what do you mean by raw.

 

[GFR]

I never use the smith machine for benching. I hate to ask this but what do you mean by raw.

No bench shirt

 

[ihateschoolmt]

I never use the smith machine for benching. I hate to ask this but what do you mean by raw.

Raw is unshirted, and no machine.

 

[min0 lee]

No bench shirt

Hell no, I even stopped wearing gloves a while back.

Do they even work those shirts?

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Hell no, I even stopped wearing gloves a while back.

Do they even work those shirts?

Yea, they work.

 

[min0 lee]

Raw is unshirted, and no machine.

No machine at all. I tried using it a couple of times for incline help but I don't like the way it feels.

 

[min0 lee]

Is that Raw and not on a smith??

Why? Is that bad?

 

[GFR]

No machine at all. I tried using it a couple of times for incline help but I don't like the way it feels.

Were you on the juce when you did 265x2 or natural??
Thats a good natural bench.....you could hit 275 for 1 easy.

 

[Mudge]

Super high reps fuk me up, but I remember doing either 27 or 29 once just for fun as a speed bench scenario.